Follow our epic road trip as we do the 'big lap' and drive around Australia

Month: January 2015

We rolled into Streaky Bay township at around lunchtime and headed straight to the Tourist Information Centre where we picked up some info on things to do in the area and where we could camp for the night. We decided that we’d had had enough of caravan parks for a while and opted for the… Read More Streaky Bay

Port Lincoln The town of Port Lincoln is located at the bottom of the Eyre Peninsula. The town is situated on a bay which is lovely except for the great big ugly grain loading dock! There is a walking track along the esplanade with markers depicting the different kind of fishing vessels that may be spotted on the… Read More Port Lincoln and Surrounds

Again it was an overcast day when we made it to Coffin Bay National Park It is a large park and the there are many four wheel drive tracks to take, however to access the northern end you need to drive along the beach and we were unprepared. The rangers were only allowing cars to… Read More Coffin Bay National Park

The Lincoln National Park is located around 10km outside of the township of Port Lincoln. There are a number of camping sites located throughout the park that are accessible both by 2 and 4 wheel drive vehicles. We arrived at the entrance and filled out the self-registration for our vehicle. Luckily we had the correct change… Read More Lincoln National Park

When we packed up and left the Barossa it was already 32 degrees at 9:30am. We drove west through the grape and farm lands until we passed through Port Augusta where we turned south down the Eyre peninsula towards Whyalla. We stayed overnight at Whyalla and had dinner in the Spencer Hotel. It was still… Read More The Big Galah